Circle欧盟政策总监：「MiCA稳定币监管法案」存在重大缺口，需引入境外代币认可机制
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Circle issued another 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain.
According to BlockBeats, on July 8th, based on OnchainLens monitoring, Circle issued another 250 million USDC on the Solana chain. As of now in 2026, Circle has issued a total of $65.03 billion USDC on the Solana chain.
One week after the full implementation of the EU's MiCA (Military Qualification and Control) system, 21 stablecoin issuers and over 270 crypto service providers have obtained regulatory qualifications.
According to Odaily Odaily, Patrick Hansen, Senior Director of EU Strategy and Policy at Circle, cited MiCA provisional registration data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to release statistics on compliant institutions one week after the full implementation of the regulations. Currently, there are 21 authorized electronic money token (EMT) issuers in the EU, distributed across 12 member states, issuing a total of 35 EMTs pegged to 8 fiat currencies. France continues to lead other member states with 6 licensed issuers. Meanwhile, the number of approved asset reference token (ART) issuers remains at 0, while the total number of registered crypto asset service providers (CASPs) under the MiCA framework has exceeded 270.
Circle minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana network.
According to BlockBeats, on July 7th, Circle minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana network. They have minted a total of 64.78 billion USDC on Solana this year.
Standard Chartered Bank claims to be the first global systemically important bank to offer USDC minting and redemption services.
Odaily Odaily reports that Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with Circle, has launched a USDC minting and redemption service for institutional clients. Standard Chartered claims to be the first systemically important bank globally to offer this service, and clients can conduct related transactions without needing a separate Circle account.
Standard Chartered Bank and Circle launch institutional-grade USDC minting and redemption services.
According to ChainCatcher, Standard Chartered Bank has announced a partnership with Circle to launch USDC minting and redemption access for institutional clients, becoming the first global systemically important bank to offer such integrated services. Eligible institutional clients can use USDC through a single account opening and service process without needing to open a direct Circle account. Initially offered through Standard Chartered's operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre, the service supports on-chain settlement, fund management, and liquidity management, with plans to expand to more markets upon regulatory approval.
Circle CEO: USDC remains the world's most trusted stablecoin and will continue to expand its ecosystem and welcome market competition.
According to BlockBeats, on July 1st, Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that as the internet continues to reshape the global infrastructure for storing and transferring funds, stablecoins will become one of the biggest market opportunities globally. This is the core reason why Circle founded and continues to build the world's largest compliant stablecoin network. Allaire stated that USDC remains the most trusted, widely used, and institutional-facing stablecoin globally, currently boasting thousands of partners across multiple sectors including banking, payments, capital markets, and enterprises. Circle will continue to expand the USDC ecosystem, including supporting more blockchain networks, improving cross-chain interoperability, and encouraging more partners to participate in sharing the economic value of the USDC network. Furthermore, Allaire stated that Circle welcomes continued innovation and competition in the stablecoin field and will continue to expand the support for more USD and non-USD stablecoins across its Arc, CCTP, StableFX, Circle Wallets, and CPN platforms, promoting the construction of an internet finance system centered on stablecoins.